Lizards use “push ups” to attract attention in noisy environments, according to new research that used robotic lizards.

The robots, fashioned to mimic the appearance and body language of live anole lizards, helped scientists confirm a longheld theory that animals use grand gestures, such as the lizard push-up, and loud noises to get the attention of other members of their species in chaotic, noisy environments.

A National Geographic grantee is pioneering the use of supersmall radio tracking tags that fit on the backs of bees, a technological breakthrough that may provide him and other scientists with a direct view of the pollinators’ flight patterns.

James Bond (played by Daniel Craig) returns to the big screen in “Quantum of Solace,” the latest movie in a franchise that regularly features high-tech spy gadgets and technologies. Some of Agent 007’s make-believe gizmos have inspired real-life gadgetry, including these.